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No doom and gloom this month. A colleague and friend bright the following article to my attention and I thought I would share it with you. Very interesting reading – and not too long an article either! This one is all about media streaming, the number of devices out there doing it and all the ...

There is a lot of discussion lately regarding the “bug” called Shellshock. This bug exists within specific computer architectures and leaves these devices vulnerable to potential attack. The interesting thing is that the architecture this bug resides in is Unix/Linux based – which means it includes Apple computers and portable devices. Yes, that’s correct – ...

Due to the recent actions of some Russian hackers, this month’s post is — once again! — about security. If you happened to be vacationing far far off in the woods, and you didn’t see this story last month, I strongly recommend giving it a read. Yep, could be time to change the passwords on your ...

In today’s world where thousands of Internet ready devices (and demand for content), are being added monthly there is an ever increasing demand on our Internet access – and ultimately on the providers supplying that demand. What usually ends up happening is congestion resulting in slow Internet speeds. Throw in a major event like the ...

It has recently come to light that some versions of OpenSSL are vulnerable to an exploit called Heartbleed. OpenSSL is one flavour of security measures companies take to keep their information — which could be your information — secure from “bad guys”, who might want to collect it for illegal or questionable purposes. The Heartbleed ...

To the excitement of many Microsoft recently launched their Office 365 package for the iPad and iPhone. The product is touted as being exactly the same as you are used to on your PC or Apple computer. But there is one big difference: Microsoft is only offering the software for iOS on their 365 platform. This means ...

Ah, the Ides of March, bad time for Caesar, bad time for your computer… This is the time of year when I see viruses, malware and Internet scams pick up. And it seems, at least for the last couple of years, that it’s the time I take my monthly post and devote it to reminding ...

Yes you did read that correctly. Effective April 8, 2014 Microsoft will no longer provide support or updates for their Windows XP and Office 2003 products. What does this mean? Well, it means that, moving forward, the above mentioned software will become increasingly dangerous to have on your network. This would be due to virus ...

January is the time I like to take a look back at my previous year’s posts and update you with news or other tidbits of relevant information I think you might find interesting. I’ve included links so you can review articles you may have missed. So without further adieu… Last year’s blog entries started out ...